January - Some Divine Mythology.

First of all, I would like to wish everyone a happy new year with my warmest wishes for health, love and prosperity. May you all get what you wish for this year.

Now onto the knowledge...

* January, the first month of the current Gregorian calendar and the second month of Winter's rule, derives its name from the ancient Roman god, Janus.
* The traditional birthstone amulet of January is the garnet; and the carnation and the snowdrop are the month's traditional flowers.
* January is shared by the astrological signs of Capricorn, the Goat and Aquarius the Water Bearer, and is sacred to the following Pagan deities:
Antu, Felicitas, Inanna, Irene, Janus, Pax, and Aphrodite.

General Lore -

* January 1:  The first day of January was dedicated by the ancient Romans to the god Janus. Janus
              possesses two identical faces looking in opposite directions: one to the past, and the other
              to the future. He is a god of gates and doorways, and a deity associated with journeys and
              the beginnings of things.
* January 2:  The birth of the Pagan goddess Inanna has been celebrated annually on this day since ancient
              times. Inanna is the Sumerian queen of heaven and earth, and a deity who presides over both
              love and war.
* January 12: Each year on this date, a sacred solstice ritual called the Makara-Sankranti is celebrated
              by Hindus in India with saffron, songs of joy, and ritual baths in sacred rivers.

Ancient Hellenic (Greek for those who are not aware) -

* January 1:  This day is sacred to the goddesses known as the Three Fates.
* January 2:  Day of Agathos Daimon. Agathos Daimon or Agathodaemon (Greek: "good spirit") was a god of
              the vineyards and grainfields and of good luck, health and wisdom. It was customary to drink
              or pour out a glass of unmixed wine to honor him in every meal. He was the spouse or
              companion of Tyche Agathe (later Agatha). He was represented in art as a serpent or as a
              young man bearing a cornucopia and a bowl in one hand, and a poppy and an ear of corn in the
              other. The agathodaemon was later adapted into a general daemon of good luck, particularly
              of the abundance of a family's good food and drink.
* January 3:  Athene day. Athene are the owls of Athena. The genus Athene contains two to four living
              species of small owls. Offerings for wisdom were made on this day.
* January 12 - 15: The Lenaia (Ancient Greek: Λήναια) was an annual festival with a dramatic competition.
              The Lenaia took place (in Athens) in the month of Gamelion, roughly corresponding to
              January. The festival was in honour of Dionysus Lenaius. Lenaia probably comes from lenai,
              another name for the Maenads, the female worshippers of Dionysus.
* January 27: Theogamia, a festival celebrating the sacred marriage, "hieros gamos", between Hera and Zeus.

Ancient Egyptian -

* January 1:  Day of keeping the things of Wasir (Osiris) in the hands of Anpu (Anubis)
* January 2:  In ancient Egypt, a religious ceremony known as the Advent of Isis from Phoenecian was
              performed yearly on this date in honor of the goddess Isis.
* January 6:  Feast of Ptah and Heru (Horus)
* January 7:  Festival of Aset (Isis)
* January 8:  Festival of Aset (Isis); Birth of Aion
* January 19: The brilliant festival of lights as Neith goes forth from Sais.
* January 23: Day of Het-Hert (Hathor)
* January 24: Day of coming of Tehuti (Thoth).